Objective:

To evaluate the effects of a multidisciplinary intervention in patients with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus from rural communities.

Materials and methods:

Twenty-six patients (15 women and 11 men) with DM2 from two rural communities in northwestern Mexico participated. The average age was 60 years. The Beck Depression and Anxiety Inventory and Inventario de Calidad de Vida y Salud were applied, in addition to fasting glucose and glycosylated hemoglobin before and after the intervention.

Results:

Statistically significant pretest-postest changes were detected in depression and anxiety (p=.006 y p=.002 respectively). by Student's t for related samples and the size of the median and large effect by Cohen's d in the psychological variables. In fasting blood glucose changes were detected between the first and last sessions. However in glycosylated hemoglobin only 6 patients decreased their levels.

Conclusions:

Future studies involving community members to support the behavioral change of patients with DM2 are proposed.